We live here.
We are used to being robbed.
When you get here, don't try and hire a car and buy petrol. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask and held a gun to your head.

At the exchange rate at the moment we are paying about $9.50 a gallon.
Our gallons are bigger than yours , so probably about $7.

Bring some with you. You will make a fortune. You could even pay for your train tickets with the proceeds.

RT you got a cake! ...another year wiser. All the best!

It's a fact that the average working class family in the USA have more disposable income than those in the UK.
As ageneral rule apart from fuel and transport, which is far cheaper in the States, things costs the same amount in GBP here in the UK as the same things cost in $ in the USA.
Dave.

Useful website that can sometimes save you a bit by finding cheaper split tickets:

http://splitticket.moneysavingexpert.com/

Only useful for walk on fares and free for the moment.